Jayden Szeto is a 12-year-old piano enthusiast who started taking lessons around age 6. He loves music and cites Chopin, Beethoven, and Schubert as his favorite composers.
He has performed in numerous local recitals as a soloist and as part of the Advanced Pop Ensemble at the Neighborhood Music School. He has also performed on the renowned Carnegie Hall stage when he made his debut at age 11 as a winner of the American Protégé International Piano & Strings Competition. Other accolades include winning in the Charleston International Music Competition, the Crescendo International Music Competition, and most recently the Royal International Piano Competition at the prestigious Colburn Music School.
He is currently in 7th grade and enjoys math and science, building STEAM projects, learning magic, and is active in Taekwondo as well as Boy Scouts.
Watch Jayden Szeto perform Tarantella by Albert Pieczonka on the piano for the 2024 Romantic Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.
Watch Jayden Andy Szeto perform Waltz in E Minor by Chopin and Impromptu Op. 142 No. 2 by Schubert on the piano for the 2025 Autumn Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.